Farallon Communications PCI Card manual

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T able of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction ....................................................................................1 Features ........................................................................................................ 2 Chapter 2 - Installation ...............................................................................[...]

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1 Chapter 1 Introduction The Farallon NetLINE PCI Card ser ves as an Ether net adapter for any Windows compatible computer with a 32-bit bus PCI expansion slot. The adapter provides an RJ-45 por t to connect to a 10Base-T Ether net network. The card is fully compliant with IEEE Ether net standar ds and PCI specification V 2.1. It suppor ts the Win[...]

2 Chapter 1 F EATURES Y our NetLINE PCI card of fers the following features: ■ Complies with IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standar ds. ■ Complies with 32-bit PCI-bus specifications. ■ Of fers on-board 32k byte buf fer for multi-packet transmission. ■ Provides LED indicators for activity and por t link detection. ■ Provides on-boar d transceivers f[...]

3 Chapter 2 Installation Y our NetLINE PCI Card can be installed in thr ee simple steps: ■ Installing the hardwar e ■ Connecting to the network ■ Installing the software Star t by installing the PCI Ether net adapter in your computer and connecting it to your Ethernet network using categor y 3 cable (or better) with a RJ-45 connector . Comple[...]

4 Chapter 2 I NSTALLING THE HARDWARE 1. Power down and unplug your computer . 2. Consult your computer’s manual for instr uctions on installing a card in a PCI slot. 3. Locate an available PCI slot and remove any access cover , retainer , or retainer clamp. 4. Ground yourself and take your NetLINE PCI Car d from its antistatic bag, handling the c[...]

Installation 5 C ONNECTING TO THE NETWORK After the NetLINE PCI Card is installed in your computer , the next step is to connect it to your network. 1. Connect one end of a twisted pair Ethernet cable to the NetLINE PCI Card’s RJ-45 por t and the other end to your hub or wall jack. 2. After connecting the cable, turn on your computer. 3. Complete[...]

6 Chapter 2 I NSTALLING THE SOFTWARE After installing the NetLINE PCI Card and connecting it to your network, you are r eady to install the driver . 1. Inser t the pr ovided Farallon diskette into your computer’s disk drive. 2. Open the floppy drive by selecting My Computer and the a: drive. 3. Open the appropriate system folder (Win 95, Win 98 [...]

7 Chapter 3 Operation For proper NetLINE PCI Car d operation, verify the following: ■ The green link LED is lit (see the next page for mor e about adapter LEDs). ■ The cable connection is secure, and the cor r ect cable type is being used. ■ The driver software is installed. ■ The PCI card is cor r ectly installed in a PCI bus master slot.[...]

8 Chapter 3 PCI CARD LED S The NetLINE PCI Card LEDs can give you infor mation about link status and network activity . After the card and driver are pr operly installed, the LEDs will become active. LINK : This indicator gives you infor mation about the link status of the RJ-45 connection. A steady green light indicates that the PCI car d is prope[...]

9 Chapter 4 Farallon T echnical Suppor t Farallon is committed to providing its customers with r eliable products and excellent technical suppor t. Please look in this user’s guide for possible solutions to any prob- lems you come across, and be sur e to read any paper r elease notes or electronic “Read Me” files that you r eceive from Faral[...]

10 F ARALLON I NTERNET INFORMATION RESOURCES Please visit our website at www .farallon.com for Farallon product infor mation, suppor t r esour ces and home networking infor mation. O UTSIDE OF THE U NITED S TATES AND C ANADA If you are not located in the United States or Canada, you can get ser vice locally by contacting your near est Farallon rese[...]

11 Chapter 5 Specifications Computer Compatibility PCI PC system Bus Inter face 32-bit PCI-bus V 2.1 compliant Network Inter face Standar d IEEE 802.3 10Base-T standard Data Transfer Rate 10Mbps Interrupt Channel INT A (The INT A is mapped to an IRQ chan- nel and the IRQ channel is assigned by PCI system BIOS) I/O Addresses Defined by PCI system [...]

12 R EGULATORY NOTICES This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protection against har mful inter fer- ence when the equipment is operated in a commercial envir onment. This equipment generates, uses, and c[...]

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